Breazeale 08 Weekly Newsletter
Hello all:
This week has been the best week so far in the campaign!!!! I AM EVEN MORE EXCITED and MOTIVATED THAN USUAL! I had an important meeting with very influential members of the Lumbee Tribe last Thursday in Lumberton, NC. The Lumbee Tribe is the largest American Indian Tribe east of the Mississippi with 50,000 members in Robeson, Scotland and Cumberland Counties in NC. The Lumbee Tribe has traditionally voted straight Democrat for McIntyre, my competition, but as a result of this important meeting, these Lumbee Leaders have decided to support our campaign to be the next Congressman from District 7 of NC!
I want to announce a few things to you:
1. I want to invite you to the Grand Opening/Ribbon Cutting of our first Campaign Office opening. Our Pembroke, NC office will open the 13th of Nov at 7pm with a cookout and fundraising reception located at 2539 Saint Anna Road, Pembroke, NC. The reception will be hosted by Ronald Brooks, a Lumbee Tribe member. (you can call Ronald Brooks at 910-374-0540 for more information) I will be there to say a few words, but more importantly, I will be there to meet you and listen to you.
2. We have heard rumors that McIntyre may have a challenger in his Democratic Primary. This will be a great thing for our campaign in many ways, so stayed tuned.
3. I taped a TV interview with Curtis Wright on WWAY TV3 in Wilmington that will air 11 Nov at 11 am on WWAY, the Wilmington ABC Affiliate. Be sure to watch!!
4. Our average hits on our campaign website (Breazeale08.com) have now reached to over 100 hits a day! Andy Liles, our director of communications, is doing an excellent job with our website!
5. The 12th of November is an important day: All Golden Corral Restaurants nationwide are hosting a free dinner to our veterans from 5-8pm. I ask you to "adopt a restaurant" where you live and pass out information on our campaign. You can simply go to our website and print off the "Meet Will" section and pass it out to veterans while standing in line or contact the campaign with other ideas or suggestions. There will be a huge crowd...believe me! We will have representatives at Clinton, Wilmington and Fayettevillle Golden Corral Restaurants......we need you to help as well!
I had 2 days of Army Reserve duty this past Friday and Saturday at Fort Jackson, SC concerning basic training support by my unit to the full-time Army. President Bush gave the graduation speech to over 1,500 of the Army's newest soldiers this past Friday during Basic Training Graduation at Fort Jackson as well. In light of all this, I had an opportunity to sit down and discuss ideas with one of the top commanders of Fort Jackson concerning today's military.
Did you know that it costs an average of $112,000 to recruit and train a soldier today? That only 4 out of every 10 young people that take the Armed Services Qualification exam even pass it with a minimal score? That only 3 out of every 10 young people that enter the Army do so without a waiver of some sort? Most of this seems bad, but there is a silver lining.....today's Army is giving young people previously thought of as "unemployable" a second chance for a productive life and many are rising to the occasion. On the other hand, more young people need to see the Army as a place for advancement and opportunity. I am asking questions to the right people and formulating exciting plans to reinvigorate our nation's military. Announcements will be forthcoming in the Spring of 2008.
As always, thanks for your prayers and support,
Will
Hello all:
This week has been the best week so far in the campaign!!!! I AM EVEN MORE EXCITED and MOTIVATED THAN USUAL! I had an important meeting with very influential members of the Lumbee Tribe last Thursday in Lumberton, NC. The Lumbee Tribe is the largest American Indian Tribe east of the Mississippi with 50,000 members in Robeson, Scotland and Cumberland Counties in NC. The Lumbee Tribe has traditionally voted straight Democrat for McIntyre, my competition, but as a result of this important meeting, these Lumbee Leaders have decided to support our campaign to be the next Congressman from District 7 of NC!
I want to announce a few things to you:
1. I want to invite you to the Grand Opening/Ribbon Cutting of our first Campaign Office opening. Our Pembroke, NC office will open the 13th of Nov at 7pm with a cookout and fundraising reception located at 2539 Saint Anna Road, Pembroke, NC. The reception will be hosted by Ronald Brooks, a Lumbee Tribe member. (you can call Ronald Brooks at 910-374-0540 for more information) I will be there to say a few words, but more importantly, I will be there to meet you and listen to you.
2. We have heard rumors that McIntyre may have a challenger in his Democratic Primary. This will be a great thing for our campaign in many ways, so stayed tuned.
3. I taped a TV interview with Curtis Wright on WWAY TV3 in Wilmington that will air 11 Nov at 11 am on WWAY, the Wilmington ABC Affiliate. Be sure to watch!!
4. Our average hits on our campaign website (Breazeale08.com) have now reached to over 100 hits a day! Andy Liles, our director of communications, is doing an excellent job with our website!
5. The 12th of November is an important day: All Golden Corral Restaurants nationwide are hosting a free dinner to our veterans from 5-8pm. I ask you to "adopt a restaurant" where you live and pass out information on our campaign. You can simply go to our website and print off the "Meet Will" section and pass it out to veterans while standing in line or contact the campaign with other ideas or suggestions. There will be a huge crowd...believe me! We will have representatives at Clinton, Wilmington and Fayettevillle Golden Corral Restaurants......we need you to help as well!
I had 2 days of Army Reserve duty this past Friday and Saturday at Fort Jackson, SC concerning basic training support by my unit to the full-time Army. President Bush gave the graduation speech to over 1,500 of the Army's newest soldiers this past Friday during Basic Training Graduation at Fort Jackson as well. In light of all this, I had an opportunity to sit down and discuss ideas with one of the top commanders of Fort Jackson concerning today's military.
Did you know that it costs an average of $112,000 to recruit and train a soldier today? That only 4 out of every 10 young people that take the Armed Services Qualification exam even pass it with a minimal score? That only 3 out of every 10 young people that enter the Army do so without a waiver of some sort? Most of this seems bad, but there is a silver lining.....today's Army is giving young people previously thought of as "unemployable" a second chance for a productive life and many are rising to the occasion. On the other hand, more young people need to see the Army as a place for advancement and opportunity. I am asking questions to the right people and formulating exciting plans to reinvigorate our nation's military. Announcements will be forthcoming in the Spring of 2008.
As always, thanks for your prayers and support,
Will
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